Problems with entering data into a form

[Guest]

Hi

I have a simple data entry form with 4 fields. How do i get Access to move
to a new (blank) form when i need to enter a new record? The navigation
buttons are not highlighted etc.

Thanks

 

[John Vinson]

Hi

I have a simple data entry form with 4 fields. How do i get Access to move
to a new (blank) form when i need to enter a new record? The navigation
buttons are not highlighted etc.

Thanks

Normally, you would simply tab out of the last field in the tab order.
Check the form's Properties to ensure that Allow Additions is set to
Yes; you may also want to set the form's Cycle property to All Records
(the default; someone might have reset it to Current Record).

Do the nav buttons *not work* if you click them?

John W. Vinson[MVP]

 

[Guest]

Hi John

I checked the properties as you suggested. The Allow Additions was indeed
set to No. However, this hasnt resolved the problem.

I can only tab around my fileds in the current form, and am not able to tab
to next/new record. There are only the "goto first and goto last"
navigation buttons highlighted and they dont work when clicked as there is
only the one record available.

Any other ideas on what Im doing wrong?
Thank you.
mark

 

[John Vinson]

Any other ideas on what Im doing wrong?

Nope. Can't see the form and don't know anything about its properties.

Clearly whoever developed the form set it up this way (going to some
effort to get around Access' default behavior). Forms don't HAVE the
buttons you describe (they have a navigation bar in the lower left,
with <* < > *> type arrow buttons), unless the form designer turned
that feature off.


John W. Vinson[MVP]

 

[Guest]

The scope has now changed and so ive handed the project back to the
originator.
Thanks for your help with this, much appreciated.